Vodafone LPWAN SIMs deliver NB-IoT connectivity in 13 countries including the UK. LTE-M (Cat M1) connectivity is provided in 3 countries. Designed for long-term deployments (potentially over 10 years) in battery-powered devices, the SIM cards are available in standard plastic or robust, ruggedised plastic for use in different environmental conditions.
Key benefits
Growing Market
Jola makes it easy for partners to tap in to this rapidly growing market and to manage a large volume of LPWAN SIMs.
Flexible
Flexible terms and data tariffs available. Pilot Pack test SIMs also available. No volume commitments required. Public and Private IP address option.
Cost Effective
Tariffs starting at 1MB (aggregated). After successful testing, deployments are likely to be long-term and long-term tariffs qualify for our best pricing.
LPWAN SIMs Frequently Asked Questions
Standard mobile SIMs are built for devices that need speed and regular data, which makes them an expensive and inefficient choice for a sensor that only needs to send a few bytes a day and has to run on a battery for years. LPWAN SIMs are priced and built for that use case specifically, so partners deploying large numbers of simple IoT devices can do so far more cost-effectively.
No, that is the point of them. LPWAN devices typically send only a few small messages a day, so the SIMs are built around very low data allowances rather than the gigabyte bundles used for routers or smartphones, which keeps the cost per device low even across a large deployment.
Utilities, agriculture, facilities management, environmental monitoring and smart city projects are among the biggest users of LPWAN connectivity, largely because they all depend on large numbers of low-cost sensors reporting small amounts of data from fixed locations over long periods.
Private IP addressing is available as an option, giving you a fixed, secure way to reach a device directly rather than relying on it to call out over the public internet. This is particularly useful for meters and sensors that need to be polled or managed remotely.
Yes. Smart meters are one of the most common uses for LPWAN connectivity, since a meter typically only needs to send a small reading at set intervals and needs its battery to last for years without being replaced, which is exactly what LPWAN technology is designed for.
LPWAN SIMs are used in devices that send small, infrequent bursts of data rather than a constant stream: smart meters, environmental and asset sensors, smart bins, agricultural monitors and standalone trackers are typical examples. These are almost always devices where battery life and coverage matter far more than speed.
LPWAN stands for Low Power Wide Area Network. It describes a category of mobile network technology built to cover wide areas while using very little power and bandwidth, which suits simple sensors and meters far better than the mobile networks designed for phones and video streaming.
An LPWAN SIM is a SIM card built for low power, wide area IoT connections rather than for smartphones or routers. It is designed for devices that only need to send small amounts of data occasionally, often from a battery that has to last for years, using technologies such as NB-IoT and LTE-M rather than standard 4G data.
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